Automatic electric-circuit-comtrol mechamism



".Ihl y I0, "1923. 1,461,207

' F. J. BONK ET AL AUTOMATIC ELECTRIC CIRCUIT CONTROL MECHANISM FiledDec. 19, 1921 AZIIIIIM 2 1 N VEN TORJ Patented he; it, rose, 1,461,201?

IRA elm J. BQNK ARTHUR @TEWART, Eli-9631i, WlfiCONSIE'.

AU'LQMATIC ELE GTE1ZC-GIBUET=CKDNEEQL Application filed December 19,1921. Serial Bio. 528,488.

To all whom it may concern: and auxiliary contacts 23, 2t and 25. Be itknown that we, FRANK cl. Bonn and contacts 20, and 22 are connected,Anti-nun W. STEWART, both citizens of the by means of conductors 26, 27and 28, re-= United States, and residents or: ll'lipon, in spectively,to brushes 29, 30 and 31 arranged 5 the county of Fond du Lac and Statein contact "with u make and break contact W isconsin, have inventedcertain new and cylinder 32 which is mounted for rotation usetulImprovements in Automatic Elecon a shaft 33, and which is formed toprotric-Circuit-Control Mechanism; and e do vide a major contactingsurface 3% and on hereby declare that the following is e lull, insulatesurface 35, the latter being ill clear, and exact description thereoistepped complementally with respect to the @ur invention relates to anelectric sign hrushes 29, 30 and 31, substantially es flasher, and hasfor its principal object to shown, the surface 34 being contmted allprovide for a type of the same embodying times by a brush 36 connected,by means of a novel arrangement for automatically stopa conductor 3'7,to the other terminal of the l ping the. device at the end of epredeterhattery 12. m mined period of operation. For rotating thecontact drum or cylinder Anotherohject of our invention is to pro- 32,the shaft 33 has keyed on the some n vide for a device of the classmentioned, pulley 88 which is driven by means of on and one embodyinganovel means for effectendless belt or the like 39 from a pulley 4 0 2ing a setting of the same for any desired mounted on the free end of anelectric mo- 75 period of operation, Whereloy to adapt it tor shaft ll,the motor being connected, by for a comparatively wide range of uses,means or a conductor 22, to the some termiand correspondingly for allseasons of nal of the battery 12 us that to which the year. conductor 11has been attached, and h to A "further object of the invention is tomeans of conductorlii to the conductor 3K w provide for e flasher deviceof the class lcadin to the other terminal of the mentioned, and oneembodying a switching Witn the devices connected in the foregomechsnismof novel form, whereby all or ing manner, and the circuits closed to thethe lights or characters of the Sign may he inotor ll, the drum orcylinder 32 will he 8T9 flushed simultaneously, or unit sections ofrotated, and the light units of the sign l0 lights thereof, orindividual lights of the flashed intermittently and in sequence one samemay he sepsrately and individually with respect to the other. However,it fleshed, asinsy he desired. is desired flash the three light unitssil/Vith the foregoing andother olojects in nnult, "ieously, the switchblades 17, 18 and to view, the invention resides in the certain 19,WfllCli may he arranged -for separate novel and useful construction andarrangeoperntion as shown, or simultaneously opment of parts andcircuits as will he hereerated together as by being suitably coninni rmore fully described, set forth in nected together For the purpose, willhe the appended claim, and illustrated in the moved to the au' iarycontacts 23 24- and co ecconipanying dravving,in-ivhici1;- 25 for suchpurpose, the latter being conl igure l is e diag'ranirnatical plan Viewnected in parallel one with the other, whereof the mechanism and thecircuits thereof, on out will flow to all of the light units end at oneFigure 2 is a transverse section taken on the flashing device or theline 2-=% of Figure l, t us provided, jor operation tor e pro "Referringto the drawing in detail, the nned length of time, for u to-- numeral 10inclicstes an electric sign of three light units having; cornnionconnectio to o conductor ll. leading to one term so of hett/ery source12, and each indi viduelly connected, by means of conduct oductor andthe same is to 0. l3, 1&-

15 a suitable switchi g device mat ce ly opened for such purpose hy ormechanism to, which consists or pivoted e novahle rn-eniher 16, which isi switch hlades 17,18 it) re pectively, co-= nature or a clip iorrned toprovide a sir o erative with contacts of jun members 433'" e8 pivoted 1n ',y L 'Wllicll device 5) 1s interpcs at 49, and temsiomerl, oy meansof coil-eel the swit li 4:5 and will open the cir; one side of the pivote9 to have to the motor 1 to the 61mm s me "the jaws pioper thereofengaged on a screw sign circuits, when We tleviee or mechanismtini'eedeel shaft 5 the inner surfaces of the as at Whole will cease toopemte.

being; com lemeiitolly threzitleo. so as FY0210 the foregoing, itwillloe readily epto move along t e shaft 51 when the same parent theinvention provides for a is rotetedl. eomperotively simple andinexpensive flasher The shaft 51 is driven through the iiied imeeheiiismautomatic in operation, such as mm of oevel gear 52, keyecl one endrenders unnecessary to provide on attliereof, enol m rez 'eol in meshwith a bevel tencleet or Watchmen for stopping the geezr 53 carried: iicounter shaft 54-, which in turn, is driven through the meelium of egear 55 emeiigetl in mesh with e le rger gear 56 keyed the contact 01"eyliiioler Sid-Lift; 23.

The l? emf? are formed to pEOVldE forwardly extemiiecl portions 57 and58 ms Moi relation which is (lie osecl peyollel same, or for cutting;off of the electric cm- EEK/ill to the Sign, as has heretofore been thepmetiee, especially it has been desired to have Sign oonti lie operationimtll at night and the closing hours of business It is Well understoodWhile pee fSiTGdl embodiment of QUE "invention has been described illusl in soeoifie tion with respect to time screw she; 51 terms details U}.Lotion. a1- io. proper: position by suitwble of part9 electiical devicesoo r e 56. The w face of the lam is circuits, v eli ages in mealtimeeted i ito i me period scale liou e, tio-ns oi the same mey we resortedto Without f reetione thereof, end the 39m 5? has departing from thespirit the invention,

outer end pointed to facilitate the mom oz scope the cla m. eppewleolhereto. mete setting of the same in registry with Having thus .5 deserilGil em inven- 01? the several eoiile gmduetions, may i i-on, W6 claim W,desire to 538- lce determined upon foe the desired perioe sure by Fotem82 of ofiemtioii oil the motor In an flashing mechanism, eoi-"itewet the@lQEFE/tlDi'P. of the flasher device fol eaiitl iiiom provided LE-Dlend! the 5? is in eegieticy i a eiesireil graduation on leer 59, log theape along the screw 51 2 eir eoneeetel .4: the of the switch themiriteneouel eoiel oil 5;

will eet eileive the 33 f mtely. moim I? the drum on eyl' movable bysaid in foe 51., i i w hing device .L 1%) closed o '0 e dwelt lit-ii 9i)2 252, reepeetii wyy e e zeiicxaioi i i n n m T 1 t M) will be sepeieteito, end a e i the sequence n .n. P 219, 39 3i. eleewet y w e and insole,

ieiw eoiiteets -23 and 5 HD QiJlOT. of the screw 5 4-6 move

